Meryl Streep stands as the most nominated actor with 15 nominations. Streep won Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in "Kramer vs Kramer" and Best Actress in a Leading Role in "Sophie's Choice." She was also nominated for her work in "The Deer Hunter," "The French Lieutenant's Woman," "Silkwood," "Out of Africa," "Ironweed," "A Cry in the Dark," "Postcards from the Edge," "The Bridges of Madison County," "One True Thing," "Music of the Heart," "Adaptation,", "The Devil Wears Prada", and "Doubt."
Meryl Streep holds the overall record for actors with 20 Academy Awards nominations. She has won three times. Her nominated roles and movies are as follows (Oscar wins in bold):
Three actresses were nominated 6 times and never won: Glenn Close, Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter.
Sound re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell has received 20 Academy Awards nominations between 1983 and 2007, but he has never won.
Sound re-recording mixer Kevin O'Connell has received 20 Academy Awards nominations between 1983 and 2007, but he has never won.
Glenn Close has joined Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter, who were nominated six times for Academy Awards without a win.
Glenn Close has joined Deborah Kerr and Thelma Ritter, who were nominated six times for Academy Awards without a win.
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Meryl Streep
Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations with 20, has won three Oscars. She received the awards for Best Supporting Actress of 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"; Best Actress of 1982 for "Sophie's Choice"; and Best Actress of 2011 for "The Iron Lady."
Katharine Hepburn currently holds the record for most Oscars for acting. She received 12 nominations and won 4 times. Her winning performances were in: On Golden Pond (1981), The Lion in Winter (1968), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) and Morning Glory (1933). Her closest female competitors are Ingrid Bergman with 7 nominations and 3 wins, Meryl Streep with 15 nominations and 2 wins and Bette Davis with 10 nominations and 2 wins.
"The Color Purple" received 11 1985 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture, but did not win anything. It shares the record with "The Turning Point" (1977) for the most nominations in one year without a win.
Edith Head, who received 35 Academy Award nominations during her career, won eight times.
Cedric Gibbons won eleven Oscars{R} out of his 39 nominations.
The most nominated actress is Meryl Streep, who won three Oscars in 19 nominations. The most nominated woman was designer Edith Head with 35 nominations and eight wins.
Streep, who holds the record for most Academy Award nominations with 20, has won three Oscars. She received the awards for Best Supporting Actress of 1979 for "Kramer vs. Kramer"; Best Actress of 1982 for "Sophie's Choice"; and Best Actress of 2011 for "The Iron Lady."
The Kings Speech was nominated for 12 Academy Awards (Oscars) in 2011.
Katharine Hepburn currently holds the record for most Oscars for acting. She received 12 nominations and won 4 times. Her winning performances were in: On Golden Pond (1981), The Lion in Winter (1968), Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) and Morning Glory (1933). Her closest female competitors are Ingrid Bergman with 7 nominations and 3 wins, Meryl Streep with 15 nominations and 2 wins and Bette Davis with 10 nominations and 2 wins.
"The Color Purple" received 11 1985 Academy Awards nominations, including Best Picture, but did not win anything. It shares the record with "The Turning Point" (1977) for the most nominations in one year without a win.
Edith Head, who received 35 Academy Award nominations during her career, won eight times.
Cedric Gibbons won eleven Oscars{R} out of his 39 nominations.
I'm including actresses, because there are only 2 male actors: Meryl Street- 15 nominations, 2 wins. Katharine Hepburn- 12 nominations, 4 wins. Jack Nicholson- 12 nominations, 3 wins. Bette Davis- 10 nominations, 2 wins. Laurence Olivier- 10 nominations (for acting), 1 win.
Hugo had the most nominations: 11 The Artist was a close second with 10 They both won 5 Oscars.
Meryl Streep has received 16 Academy Award nominations, more than any other actor or actress in history. Thirteen of the nominations were in the Best Actress category, which gives her one more than Katharine Hepburn. Streep was nominated three times for Best Supporting Actress.
Walt Disney holds the record for both the most Academy Award nominations (59) and the number of Oscars awarded (22). He also earned four honorary Oscars. His last competitive Academy Award was posthumous.
Clint Eastwood is the male actor with the most Oscars. He won 4 Oscars, none of them for acting. He won 2 Oscars for Best Director and 2 Oscars for Best Picture.Katharine Hepburn is the female actor with the most Oscars. She won 4 Oscars for Best Actress.